September 9, 1998 Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
MIN 8 NYY 7
@BOS 5 DET 8
@CHW 6 BAL 6
@OAK 2 SEA 5
TBD 2 TEX 8
KCR 0 CLE 6
@TOR 3
(13) LAD 6
@ARI 2 CHC 4
PIT 2 CIN 6
STL 3 COL 9
FLA 8 HOU 6
MIL 2 MON 3
ATL 2 NYM 6
@PHI 2 SDP 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 9,015

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 12:15
Time of Game: 2:55

Orioles

73-72

Won 2

4th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  0    6 10  1
Athletics       0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: J Guzman (10-14), L: J Haynes (10-8)

Athletics

66-79

Lost 2

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   3   2   1   3    1   1  .283  .772    0    1   3   HR
  J Reboulet 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .701    0    0   0   
B Anderson CF                 3   1   1   1    2   0  .236  .776    0    1   0   HR
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .300  .827    0    0   0   SF
  E Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .969    0    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .291  .944    0    9   2   SB
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .734    0    2   1   
W Greene RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .805    0    1   0   
  R Becker RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .679    0    0   0   
B Surhoff LF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .279  .771    0    2   0   CS
M Bordick SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .727    0    4   4   
C Greene C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    5   0   SH

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  J Key P                                                                1   1
  A Mills P                                                              1   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

HR: B Anderson (16, off J Haynes; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out); R Alomar (13, off J Haynes; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: H Baines (2, off J Haynes).

SH: C Greene (1, off J Haynes).

TB: B Anderson 4; R Alomar 4; R Palmeiro 3; B Surhoff 2; C Ripken; M Bordick; C Greene.

RBI: R Alomar 3 (53); H Baines (53); B Anderson (49); R Palmeiro (114).

2-out RBI: R Alomar 3; R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-R Alomar-R Palmeiro.

E: J Guzman ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Palmeiro (10, 2nd base off J Haynes/M Macfarlane).

CS: B Surhoff (6, 2nd base by J Haynes/M Macfarlane).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J McDonald LF                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .248  .686    0    2   0   
R Christenson CF              3   0   2   1    2   1  .267  .719    0    2   0   2B
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .859    0   13   1   HBP,GDP
M Stairs DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .914    0    0   0   
B Grieve RF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .283  .829    0    2   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .735    0    1   4   
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .682    0    0   5   
M Macfarlane C                3   1   1   0    1   0  .230  .670    0    6   2   2B

J Haynes P                                                               0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             1   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    6   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Macfarlane (11, off J Guzman); R Christenson (16, off J Guzman).

HBP: J Giambi (4, by J Key).

TB: R Christenson 3; M Macfarlane 2; E Chavez; S Spiezio; J Giambi; B Grieve.

GIDP: J Giambi (15).

RBI: B Grieve (78); R Christenson (32).

2-out RBI: B Grieve.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

BASERUNNING

PO: J McDonald (1st base by J Guzman).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guzman, W (10-14)            5     6   2   2    4   2   0   4.31   24     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 6· 0     45    -     1.44   0.06
J Key                          2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.07    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.90   0.08
A Mills                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.52    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
J Orosco                       1     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.98    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    6   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 6· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Haynes, L (10-8)             5.2   9   6   6    3   4   2   4.86   28     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 5· 0     28    -     1.19  -0.33
M Mohler                       3.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.50   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.14   0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   6   2          39     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Guzman 2 (11); J Haynes (9).

IBB: None.

PO: J Guzman (1; J McDonald, 1st base).

HBP: J Key (3; J Giambi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 9,015.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Alomar             2B    1. J McDonald           LF 
2. B Anderson           CF    2. R Christenson        CF 
3. H Baines             DH    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. C Ripken             3B    5. B Grieve             RF 
6. W Greene             RF    6. S Spiezio            2B 
7. B Surhoff            LF    7. E Chavez             3B 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. M Tejada             SS 
9. C Greene             C     9. M Macfarlane         C  

   J Guzman             P        J Haynes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-3  -23      24%  90% R Alomar        J Haynes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Surhoff Scores; Bordick Scores
   b 5   2  3-1  -2-     -11%  62% B Grieve        J Guzman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-      11%  56% J Giambi        J Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; McDonald to 3B
   t 5   2  1-2  1-3      11%  74% R Palmeiro      J Haynes        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Alomar Scores; Anderson to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      10%  57% B Anderson      J Haynes        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Alomar        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   R      ---      57%  B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---      56%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      58%  C Ripken        Palmeiro Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  J McDonald      Walk
          1--      49%  R Christenson   McDonald Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McDonald to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      56%  J Giambi        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; McDonald to 3B
   O      --3      60%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  W Greene        Flyball: LF
          ---      60%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      56%  M Bordick       Surhoff Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  S Spiezio       Lineout: RF
          ---      58%  E Chavez        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      61%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  C Greene        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      57%  R Alomar        Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      56%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
          ---      49%  M Macfarlane    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      51%  J McDonald      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Macfarlane to 3B
   R      --3      42%  R Christenson   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Macfarlane Scores
   O      -2-      46%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-      50%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Haynes facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--      47%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      44%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  B Grieve        Walk
          1--      33%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Line Drive); Grieve to 2B
   O      12-      39%  E Chavez        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-      45%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          12-      43%  M Macfarlane    Wild Pitch; Grieve to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
          -23      41%  " "             Walk
   O      123      50%  J McDonald      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Haynes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  C Greene        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      55%  R Alomar        Walk; Greene to 2B
          12-      61%  B Anderson      Wild Pitch; Greene to 3B; Alomar to 2B
          -23      62%  " "             Walk
   RO     123      63%  H Baines        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Greene Scores; Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  R Palmeiro      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Alomar Scores; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      70%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Juan Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  R Christenson   Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      74%  M Stairs        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      73%  B Grieve        Wild Pitch; Giambi to 2B
   R      -2-      62%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores
   O      1--      65%  S Spiezio       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jimmy Haynes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---      65%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      69%  M Bordick       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-      66%  C Greene        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Surhoff to 3B; Bordick to 2B
   RRR    -23      90%  R Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Surhoff Scores; Bordick Scores
                  Mike Mohler replaces Jimmy Haynes pitching
   O      ---      90%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
                  Jimmy Key replaces Juan Guzman pitching; Rich Becker replaces Willie Greene playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      92%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---      94%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Mohler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      92%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  J McDonald      Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  R Christenson   Single to SS (Ground Ball); Christenson to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      88%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      92%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B-P; Christenson to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   O      -23      96%  B Grieve        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Mohler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  M Bordick       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      95%  C Greene        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Alan Mills facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Mills replaces Jimmy Key pitching; Jeff Reboulet replaces Roberto Alomar playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  J Reboulet      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      ---      99%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      98%  J McDonald      Walk
          1--      95%  R Christenson   Walk; McDonald to 2B
   O      12-      98%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-     100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

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